.TH "AUPARSE_GET_FIELD_TYPE" "3" "Sept 2008" "Red Hat" "Linux Audit API"
.SH NAME
auparse_get_field_type \- get current field's data type 
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.B #include <auparse.h>
.sp
int auparse_get_field_type(auparse_state_t *au);

.SH "DESCRIPTION"

auparse_get_field_type returns a value from the auparse_type_t enum that describes the kind of data in the current field of the current record in the current event.

.SH "RETURN VALUE"

Returns AUPARSE_TYPE_UNCLASSIFIED if the field's data type has no known description or is an integer. Otherwise it returns another enum. Fields with the type AUPARSE_TYPE_ESCAPED must be interpreted to access their value since those field's raw value is encoded.

.SH "SEE ALSO"

.BR auparse_get_field_name (3).

.SH AUTHOR
Steve Grubb
